The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was the nation's first domestic terrorist group, informally known as the Klan. There were three Klans, the first Klan was founded in 1865 by six veterans of the Confederates. The initial goal of the Klan was to stop blacks from voting. They wanted to restore white supremacy by targeting freedmen and whites that also supported the black rights using threats, murder, and really any kind of violence. The Klan's uniform consisted of a hooded robe and a mask that would keep their identity hidden, and make them more intimidating and scary on their night rides. Nathan Bedford Forrest, former Confederate General, became the Klan's first Grand Wizard (leader). Unfortunately, lynching was a very popular way that KKK would kill blacks. Lynching is a form of extrajudicial execution often by hanging, and the KKK was involved on over 400 lynchings.
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| A group of KKK members in their uniform robe and mask. |
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| Nathan Bedford Forrest the Grand Wizard of the KKK. |
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| African American lynching |
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